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Remotely remove a local printer with script/utility

I have a network with around 300 Windows 2000 workstations and they all have the "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer" printer and I would like to remove it off all the PC's using some sort of utility or script to run on all the PC's using a group policy. We have a VB Script that remove network mapped printer but not the local printer. Does anyone know of a way to do this?

Thanks,
Mega-Byte Computers

Joe

Here is a link to a script that might help you

http://computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/Logon_Remove_Printer.htm#Example_2_-_Full_RemoveNetworkDrive_Syntax_

Megabyte_Computers

ASKER

That removes a printer connection. I need to delete a locally installed printer.

Joe

this would be the syntax for local printer.

objNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection "yourprinter" (Local Printer)

Joe

It seems like this script would do the trick also

@Echo Off
If Not %1'==/?' Goto Begin
Echo Removes Windows NT's printers (Registry-settings and printer driver's files).
Echo.
Echo %~n0
(Goto :EOF)
:Begin
(Echo [Version]
Echo Signature = "$Windows NT$"
Echo.
Echo [DefaultInstall]
Echo DelReg = DelReg
Echo AddReg = AddReg
Echo.
Echo [DelReg]
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers"
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-2"
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3"
Echo HKCU,"Printers\Connections"
Echo HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts"
Echo HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers"
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\Standard TCP/IP Port\Ports"
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\Standard TCP/IP Port\Ports"
Echo.
Echo [AddReg]
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers","DefaultSpoolDirectory",,,
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers","DefaultSpoolDirectory",,"%%SystemRoot%%\System32\spool\PRINTERS"
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-2",,,
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-2","Directory",,"2"
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-2","MajorVersion",%%REG_DWORD%%,2
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-2","MinorVersion",%%REG_DWORD%%,0
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3",,,
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3","Directory",,"2"
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3","MajorVersion",%%REG_DWORD%%,2
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3","MinorVersion",%%REG_DWORD%%,0
Echo HKCU,"Printers\Connections"
Echo HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrinterPorts"
Echo HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers"
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\Standard TCP/IP Port\Ports"
Echo HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\Standard TCP/IP Port\Ports"
Echo.
Echo [Strings]
Echo REG_SZ = 0x00000000
Echo REG_MULTI_SZ = 0x00010000
Echo REG_EXPAND_SZ = 0x00020000
Echo REG_BINARY = 0x00000001
Echo REG_DWORD = 0x00010001)>%TEMP%.\$%~n0.inf
If Not Exist %TEMP%.\$%~n0.inf (
Echo Can not write to: %TEMP%.\$%~n0.inf
Goto :EOF)
Echo Remove all printers on %COMPUTERNAME%
%SystemRoot%\system32\net.exe STOP SPOOLER
%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 %TEMP%.\$%~n0.inf
Del %TEMP%.\$%~n0.inf
For %%F In (%SystemRoot%\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86) Do (
%SystemRoot%\system32\attrib.exe -r -s -h %%F\*.* /S
Del /Q /S %%F\*.*)
%SystemRoot%\system32\net.exe START SPOOLER

http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t44848.html

Megabyte_Computers

ASKER

Only problem is I need it to just remove one specific printer and not all printers.

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Joe

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Megabyte_Computers

ASKER

Sorry to shoot it down again - it needs to work on Windows 2000.

Mega-Byte